Columbia Missourian
Two Journalism Students Win Hearst Writing Awards
By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism student Dusty Luthy and recent graduate Elspeth Reeve are among the top 20 winners in the in-depth writing competition for the 2005-2006 Hearst Journalism Awards. Luthy won seventh place in the competition; Reeve tied for twentieth place. Luthy, a junior news-editorial major from Lebanon, … Continued
Newspaper Journalism Student Named Best Intern in National Editing Program
By Traci McMurray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism student Diego Sorbara has been chosen as the 2006 Ed Trayes Scholar, an honor given to the best intern in the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund‘s intensive copy editing summer program. Sorbara, the award’s second recipient, received a $1,000 scholarship. Approximately 100 students participate … Continued
Columbia Missourian Wins 27 Awards in 2005 Better Newspapers Contest
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 27, 2005) — The Columbia Missourian, the Missouri School of Journalism’s working newspaper lab for students in news-editorial, design, information graphics and photojournalism, took home 27 awards in the 2005 Missouri Press Foundation’s Better Newspapers contest. Student reporters and photographers won the awards in 19 categories for daily newspapers, competing mainly in the … Continued
Three Knight Editing Fellows Named for 2005-2006 Academic Year
By Rachel Kaatmann Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2005) — Rania Adwan, Traci Angel and Rob Weir were named Knight Editing fellows at the Missouri School of Journalism for the 2005-2006 academic year. The Knight Editing Fellowship program was started in 2002 as an opportunity for experienced journalists to serve in a teaching capacity as an editor … Continued
Journalism Study Examines the Burnout Effect on Sports Journalists
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2005) — Ask any journalist and they would tell you that their job is highly stressful and that people in their profession are susceptible to burnout. For sports journalists in particular, extended travel away from their families, late-night deadlines, long workdays that include nights, weekends and holidays, and competition from 24-hour … Continued
Six Students, Vox Magazine Win AEJMC Recognition
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 31, 2005) — Vox Magazine and six Missouri School of Journalism students have won recognition by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in the Student Magazine Contest in the areas of profile writing, investigation and analysis and design. The 2005 student magazine competition attracted a record 251 entries from 26 universities from … Continued
Study Finds MyMissourian, MU’s Citizen Journalism Project, Is Paying Off
By Shannon Burke Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 22, 2005) — Some of the first videos, pictures and descriptions of the destruction that followed the explosions on London’s mass transit system on July 7 were not from the lenses or pens of professional journalists. Rather, witnesses with camera phones and online blogs were the main sources of … Continued
James Carlson Wins National Writing Championship; Matt Talhelm Places in Television Category
Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2005) — James Carlson, a May 2005 magazine graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, won first place and a $5,000 scholarship in the 2005 William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s National Writing Championship. In addition, Matt Talhelm, also BJ ’05, won a $1,000 scholarship as a semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News … Continued
Getsinger and Hoops Among Top 20 Winners in Hearst Spot News Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2005) — Annie Getsinger and Brandon Hoops are among the top 20 winners in the Spot News Writing category of the Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. “Spot news is the bread and butter of journalism,” said Tom Warhover, executive editor of the Columbia Missourian. “Getsinger and Hoops prove we can put a little … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Win 16 Awards in SND Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2005) –– The Society for News Design chapter at the Missouri School of Journalism recently hosted the annual College News Design Contest. The contest is a college version of SND’s international competition. Judges looked at more than 750 entries from around the country and selected winners in daily and non-daily divisions. Categories covered … Continued